Ingredients
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 rounded tablespoon mild curry paste
- 1 lemon, juiced
- A handful (3 tablespoons) cilantro leaves, finely chopped
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
- 3 plum tomatoes
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce or tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1 teaspoon coriander seed
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Coarse salt
- Packaged flat breads, sold near packages pita bread in market
- Serving suggestion: Potatoes with Cumin, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat grill pan or indoor electric grill to high.
Combine yogurt, curry paste, lemon juice, and cilantro in a shallow dish. Add chunks of chicken and coat evenly in yogurt sauce. Lace meat onto metal skewers. When you are about 10 minutes away from eating, place chicken on hot grill and cook 5 or 6 minutes on each side, until charred at edges and chicken meat is firm.
Place a small heavy skillet on stovetop over high heat. When pan is very hot, add whole tomatoes. Pan roast the tomatoes until charred on all sides. Place the tomato sauce and charred fresh tomatoes in a food processor. Return skillet to heat and toast mustard and coriander seeds and crushed red pepper until they pop. Add seeds and flakes to food processor with a few pinches coarse salt. Pulse grind tomato mixture into a chunky chutney and transfer to a small bowl. When you remove chicken from grill, add flat bread to blister and warm it through. Slide chicken off skewers on to a serving dish. Set bowl of tomato chutney with a serving spoon along side. Pile chicken into or onto flat bread with tomato chutney to top. Potatoes with cumin are a perfect side to this meal.
Potatoes with Cumin:
- 2 pounds white-skinned potatoes, peeled and diced into small cubes
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- Coarse salt
Boil potatoes in salted water to cover until tender, about for 7 minutes. Drain potatoes, return to hot pot to dry them out.
Heat skillet over medium high to high heat. Add cumin seeds. When seeds pop and crackle, add oil, then onion. Saute onion 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add potatoes to the pan and toss to coat and lightly brown, about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, season with salt, to taste, and serve.
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ease of preparation: easy
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By enchantriss_115...
Grass Valley, CA
on February 21, 2009
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Good for quick at home Indian food. The potatoes seemed like they would be so boring, but we couldn't stop eating them. Only thing I wish was different was that there was more chutney. We cut the recipe in half since it was just for two of us, but could have used the whole amount. Over all, pretty great!
By dougcs_10358867
Kerrville, TX
on June 24, 2008
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very nice recipe, tasty and easy to make
By ladygilded_5325835
Miramar, FL
on May 08, 2006
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This recipe was fun to make and it was delicious. The flavors were all exotic, not what one is used to, but a thrilling adventure. I loved preparing it and I loved eating it.
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